ML20195H158

Forwards SER Authorizing Relief Requests RV-06,RV-07,RV-09, RV-11,RV-12 & RV-15 Pursuant to 10CFR50.55a(a)(3)(ii).Relief Request RV-08 Granted Pursuant to 10CFR50.55a(f)(6)(i) & RV-13 Acceptable Under Provisions of OM-10

ML20195H158
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	11/17/1998
From:	Hannon J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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ML20195H164	List: ML20195H158 ML20195H176
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TAC-M98759, NUDOCS 9811230271
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\**,*/ November 17, 1998 Mr. G. R. Horn Sr. Vice President of Energy Supply Nebraska Public Power District 141415th Street Columbus, NE 68601

SUBJECT:

RELIEF AUTHORIZATION FOR PUMP AND VALVE INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM - COOPER NUCLEAR STATION (TAC NO. M98759)

Dear Mr. Horn:

By letter dated November 21,1995, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) submitted the Cooper Nuclear Station, third ten-year interval program for inservice testing of pumps and valves. The staff evaluated the relief requests contained in the NPPD revised IST Program and issued a safety evaluation (SE) on February 19,1997. The SE approved ten relief requests, authorized 1-year interim relief for three relief requests (RV-08, RV-09, and RV-13), and denied five relief requests (RV-06, RV-07, RV-11, RV-12, and RV-14). NPPD addressed the five denied relief requests in Revision 1.2 of the Cooper IST Program dated April 29,1997. NPPD addressed the three interim relief requests in Revision 2 of the Cooper IST Program dated August 7,1997. Following the April 29,1997, submittal, the NRC issued a request for additional information on July 30,1997, related to RV-14. On September 5,1997, NPPD responded to this request for additional information by withdrawing RV-14 and converting it into a refueling outage justification (Revision 2.1 of the IST Program). NPPD submitted one additional (new) relief request, RV-15, by letter dated May 4,1998.

We have reviewed the revised relief request's (RV-06, RV-07, RV-08, RV-09, RV-11, RV-12, and RV-13) and the one new relief request (RV-15) and have reached the following conclusions.

The proposed alternative in relief requests RV-06, RV-07, RV-09, RV-11, RV-12 and RV-15 are authorized pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) based on determinations that the proposals provide reasonable assurance of operational readiness and that compliance with the Code would result in a hardship without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.

Relief requests RV-08 is granted as requested pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(f)(6)(i) based on the determination that compliance with the Code requirements is impractical. RV-13 is considered acceptable under provisions in OM-10 and, therefore, relief is not required. The testing as described in the Cooper Nuclear Station Third Interval IST Program will provide reasonable assurance of the operational readiness of the pumps and valves to perform their safety-related functions. Further information on our review and the details supporting these authorizations

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1 Mr. John R McPhail, General Counsel Lincoln Electric System j Nebraska Public Power District ATTN: Mr. Ron Stoddard i L

P. O. Box 499 1040 0 Street l Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Box 80869 Lincoln, NE 68501 Nebraska Public Power District ATTN: Mr. J. H. Swailes MidAmerican Energy l Vice President of Nuclear Energy ATTN: Dr. William D. Leech, Manager-Nuclear P. O. Box 98 907 Walnut Street Brownville, NE 68321 P. O. Box 657 Des Moines, IA 50303-0657  !

Randolph Wood, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Nebraska Public Power District Control ATTN: Mr. B. L. Houston, Nuclear l P. O. Box 98922 Licensing & Safety Manager L Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Larry Bohlken, Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse l 1824 N Street l Auburn, NE 68305 i l Senior Resident inspector l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i P. O. Box 218 Brownville, NE 68321 1 1  !

Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 Ms. Cheryl Rogers, LLRW Program Manager Division of Radiological Health Nebraska Department of Health 301 Centennial Mall, South P. O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Department Director of Intergovernmental Cooperation Department of Natural Resources l P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 L _